by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 5, 2020 | Parenting Teenagers
Smartphones have changed everything in our families. Today’s parents have had to integrate smartphones and social media into our lives. Our kids’ generation has grown up with them. But what has been the effect? And how can we, as parents, be responsible as...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 11, 2019 | Family, Parenting Teenagers
When I was a teenager I had a curfew of 11:00. I don’t know why I complied, and I’m not quite sure what my mother would have done if I hadn’t (I don’t think she’s sure, either). Yet while I may have grumbled about it, I was always home by...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 6, 2018 | Healthy Living
I’m going to open a big can of worms. I’m getting ready for people to throw tomatoes at me and yell at me. But, please, please, can we talk honestly about something today? I really think we need to have a conversation about the fact that our kids are...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 8, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers
Can high school become a toxic environment? Absolutely. I want to talk briefly today about 13 Reasons Why (the Netflix show), but don’t worry if you don’t care about that show. I’m going to make a bigger point that applies to all of us. When the...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 25, 2017 | Parenting Teenagers
Teenage suicide should never be romanticized. There is a lot of buzz that Netflix’s new series 13 Reasons Why does just that. I disagree. I watched it over the last week, and I have rarely seen a show that so captures the complexities and grittiness of teenage...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 23, 2017 | Family, Parenting Teenagers
Is your teen addicted to selfies? It seems like a weird question, doesn’t it? But it’s a real issue–more and more, teenagers are becoming obsessed with having the perfect online image, and it can seriously impact their quality of life. Before the...